West Orange HS wrestling team gives good efforts at the ECT

West Orange HS wrestling team gives good efforts at the ECT

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School wrestling team finished in 11th place in the team standings among the 22 schools at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. West Essex won the team title. Livingston was second, and Seton Hall Prep was […]

East Orange Campus HS girls hoops gains No. 4 seed in ECT

East Orange Campus HS girls hoops gains No. 4 seed in ECT

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School girls basketball team received the No. 4 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Lady Jaguars, under head coach Derrick Johnson, will host a first-round game on Saturday, Feb. 5, against the preliminary-round winner between No. 13 seed Millburn and No. 20 seed Payne Tech.  […]

Irvington HS wrestler Justin Evans–Jenkins wins ECT title

Irvington HS wrestler Justin Evans–Jenkins wins ECT title

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School wrestling team, which affectionately refers to itself as Pin City, enjoyed an impressive showing at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The Blue Knights finished in fourth place in the team standings out of 22 teams. Irvington […]

Bloomfield HS boys basketball team topples foes, gears up for ECT

Bloomfield HS boys basketball team topples foes, gears up for ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Livingston and Irvington in consecutive games to improve to a 12-3 overall record and 6-3 in the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division. Junior guard Shayne Hinton had 8 points, senior guard Julian Paulino had 7 points and senior forward Uma Kalu had 6 points in […]

Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team preps for ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team, seeded 15th, will host a preliminary-round game in the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 3, against the play-in round winner between No. 18 Verona and No. 31 Newark Lab. If the Lady Ridgers win, they will visit No. 2 seed Columbia in […]

West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers stars as a captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers stars as a captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

By Steve Tober Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers is enjoying a fine senior season as tri-captain and top contributor for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team. The 5-foot-8 guard has been averaging 7.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 block per game for the Cougars, who have put […]

Maplewood’s Taylor Powell boosts Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

Maplewood’s Taylor Powell boosts Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

By Steve Tober Correspondent MAPLEWOOD — Maplewood resident Taylor Powell is a key starting junior forward for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team, which is competing for a Super Essex Conference–Independence Division title this winter season. “We’ve been looking for big things in the paint from Taylor who is improving her post moves and […]

Street is renamed in honor of fallen police detective

Street is renamed in honor of fallen police detective

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Newark Police Detective Michael Morgan Jr., a native son of Belleville, was recently remembered as a very good man, a loving son and a dedicated police officer who sought to serve and protect the most vulnerable in the community. On Nov. 7, 2021 — the 10th anniversary of the night Morgan was […]

Glen Ridge HS boys basketball team upends West Essex

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team defeated West Essex, 42-38, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in a Super Essex Conference–Independence Division game to improve to a 10-3 overall record and 8-1 in the division. Bryan Moussako had a game-high 17 points, Michael Cifelli had 12 points, Carter Koenig had 6 […]